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Posted by michael_sullivan at August 09. 2010

I have been looking and having no luck in finding, the following fitting assembly for my 1961 Model 50:

 

At the bottom of the distributor chaincase (not the timing case) there is a brass fitting that is for draining oil that might accumulate in that area.  It is supposed to be comprised of three items, none of which are illustrated:

pn: 16590A  oil drain pipe for timing cover

pn: 10995   nut for oil drain pipe

pn: 10263   union for timing cover oil drain pipe

 

I found one source in the USA that describes the union as 1/8X1/8BSP

It appears to me that one end of the union is threaded 1/8BSP and the other end is a female taper fitting that takes a 1/8" 45 degree???? insert that is held on by the nut.

Does anyone know where I can get one of these assemblies?  Without it any oil present will drip directly onto the hot exhaust pipe.  And USA compression fittings are not compatible.

Thanks

Mike Sullivan, Branch Secretary NCNOC

Re: Mystery fitting search

Posted by chris_grimmett at August 10. 2010

Mike - do any of these help?  Not the parts you want obviously, but maybe the bits you need to make up your own.

http://www.brasscompressionfittings.co.uk

http://www.thenippleshop.co.uk

http://www.wadefittings.com

http://www.accltd.com

Re: Mystery fitting search

Posted by michael_sullivan at August 10. 2010

Thanks Chris, I will take a look at them.

 

The Nipple shop certainly looks interesting

Re: Mystery fitting search

Posted by michael_sullivan at August 22. 2010

OK, I got the fitting figured out.  Apparently Triumph uses the same fitting on an oil line somewhere. 

The Triumph pn for the nut is 708110

For the tubing end I bought a Triumph pn: 70-8108  It is about 3" long which is too short so I sweated the end off and soft soldered it to a piece of the 1/8" id tubing that I scrounged out a local dealers junk pile.

Can anyone tell me how the drain tubing should be routed?  Is the tube routed between the exhaust pipe and the frame rail or is it routed between the frame rail and the engine cradle?  And how long does it stick down?

Thanks

Mike

 

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